Pine Hill X-C girls tops Shiprock Northwest for district crown
Navajo Times | Quentin Jodie
The Pine Hill girls cross-country team pose for a photo with coach Lawrence Yazzie after the Lady Warriors captured the 1A District 1 meet on Friday afternoon. The team members include eighth grader Isidora Gonnie, freshman Dawn Henry and junior Tyshanna Chapo.
PINE HILL, N.M.
The New Mexico Activities Association enacted a new rule when it comes to Class 1A cross-country.
The state’s governing body for high school sports changed the way it scores cross-country at the 1A level. Instead of the scoring five runners, the small school members will only score three runners.
That new format was used during last week’s district meets, and it will be used during Saturday’s 1A state meet with the girls toeing the line at 1 p.m., followed by the boys at 1:30 p.m. at Albuquerque Academy.
The Pine Hill girls cross-country team benefitted from that new format as the Lady Warriors won the 1A District 1 crown on Friday afternoon.
“I only have three runners, so that’s how we got the district title,” Pine Hill coach Lawrence Yazzie said. “We were allowed to run five runners, but I only have three runners.
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